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Line 46: − ====History==== − Four major world religions [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Jainism]] and [[Sikhism]] were founded in Indian subcontinent. − − The first identifiably [[Jewish]] migrants arrived in India as the Bene Israel group. There is some debate as to the Jewishness of a possibly older group of Indians in the Northeastern part of the country called the Bnei Menashe. [[Christianity]] arrived in India in the first century A.D., possibly through the travels of the [[Apostle Thomas]], whose tomb in the Indian city of Chennai is a major pilgrimage site for Christians in India. [[Islam]] arrived partly through the implementation of holy war or "[[Jihad]]" by Arab militants led by [[Muhammad bin-Qasim]] in the latter half of the 8th century A.D., and partly through the efforts of Arab traders in South India. It continued to spread with invasions, wars and forced conversions by Afghans and Turkic Mongols. Eventually, peace settled and they slowly integrated into the society and formed India's Islamic tradition. The [[Taj Mahal]], India's national monument, was built by a Muslim emperor named Shah Jahan. Line 56:
Line 52: − − ====Conflicts and violence==== − Hindu nationalism and Islamic fundamentalism are prevalent in India since independence. In the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, more than 4,000 Sikhs were killed by Hindu mobsters. From December 1992 to January 1993, 900 people died in the riots between Hindus and Muslims in Mumbai (then Bombay). The 2002 Gujarat violence killed 790 Muslims and 254 Hindus.
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{{main|Relegion in India}}
{{main|Relegion in India}}
[[Image:Taj Mahal.jpg|thumb|Taj Mahal]]
[[Image:Taj Mahal.jpg|thumb|Taj Mahal]]
====Demographics====
====Demographics====
'''Christianity''' is the third largest religion of India; 2.3% of the population are Christians.
'''Christianity''' is the third largest religion of India; 2.3% of the population are Christians.
India is home to 12 million '''Buddhists'''; 0.773% of the population are Buddhists. 4.2 million '''Jains''' live in India; 0.4% of the population are Jains. According to census of 2001, there are 19.2 million '''Sikhs''' in India. 0.006% of the population are '''Parsis''' ('''Zoroastrians'''). 2.2 million people in India follow the '''Bahá'í Faith''', which is the largest national contingent of Bahá'ís in the world. '''Jews''' are a religious minority of India, and are concentrated in the states of Kerala and Maharashtra. 2% of the population are '''atheists'''.
India is home to 12 million '''Buddhists'''; 0.773% of the population are Buddhists. 4.2 million '''Jains''' live in India; 0.4% of the population are Jains. According to census of 2001, there are 19.2 million '''Sikhs''' in India. 0.006% of the population are '''Parsis''' ('''Zoroastrians'''). 2.2 million people in India follow the '''Bahá'í Faith''', which is the largest national contingent of Bahá'ís in the world. '''Jews''' are a religious minority of India, and are concentrated in the states of Kerala and Maharashtra. 2% of the population are '''atheists'''.
====Violence towards Christians====
====Violence towards Christians====